First Majestic goes on Mexican shopping spree (August 28, 2006)
Vancouver – Junior silver producer First Majestic Resource (FR-V, FMJRF-O) will bolster its Mexican property portfo…
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Northern Star buys some ironwork
Northern Star Mining (NSM-V) continues its garage-sale prowl in northwestern Quebec’s Abitibi region. Having alread…
Excellon delivers Durango high grade
The latest batch of ten holes from Excellon Resources (EXN-V, EXLLF-O) Platosa project includes what the company be…
Redcorp reports on Big Bull; shares fall
Redcorp Ventures’ (RDV-T) latest drill results from its Tulsequah project in northwestern B.C. failed to impress th…
Paladin advances Langer Heinrich
Shares in Perth, Australia-based Paladin Resources (PDN-T, PDN-A) jumped as much as 7% in unusually heavy morning t…
Selkirk drilling expands Ruddock Creek massive sulphide zone
Vancouver – An ongoing drill campaign by Selkirk Metals (SLK-V) has expanded the massive sulphide horizon at the R…
Areva-UEX JV cuts more high-grade uranium at Shea Creek
Vancouver — The final two holes of the 2006 winter drill program at the Shea Creek joint venture in the Athabasca basin of northern Saskatchewan have returned further high-grade uranium values for Ar…
Xstrata sacks Pannell, Regent (August 28, 2006)
Swiss-based Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) did not waste anytime gutting Falconbridge (FAL-T,) management after winning the takeover battle for Canada’s largest base metal miner….
Sherritt makes $93M in first half (August 28, 2006)
Strong revenues thanks to high commodity prices brought Sherritt International (S-T, SHERF-O) a net income of $57.2 million (36 per share) on revenue of $297 million in the second quarter of the year…
Record Q2 earnings for First Quantum (August 28, 2006)
Vancouver — A continued robust copper market propelled First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQVLF-O, FQM-L) to record 2006 second-quarter profits of US$150.5 million (US$2.33 per share), up 419% over the co…
Wolfden readies gold spinoff (August 28, 2006)
Following shareholder approval late in June, Wolfden Resources (WLF-V, WFDNF-O) has spun off Premier Gold Mines (PG-T), the company that will hold Wolfden’s northwestern Ontario gold projects….
Daily Metal Prices (August 28, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…